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Sound EXACTLY the slimey template of the Chicago/IL Combine way .. -0 wants his Broadway Bank crook buddy, Giannoulias, in that seat ............ REAL bad.
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“Let’s play a little musical chairs. If Rahmbo leaves the Chief of Staff position, he could either end up as head of the DNC or as mayor of Chicago, should Daley decide to opt for the simple life at his summer home on the western shores of Michigan (which is looking doubtful, more on that later).
Durbin then leaves his Senate seat to be CoS which allows Governor Quinn to install Alexi Giannoulias in the open seat (or David Hoffman, or Lisa Madigan) presuming that Mark Kirk reigns supreme in the actual Senate race, which is something that’s looking more and more likely. We end up with a new mayor, two new senators, and the head of the DNC with strong Chicago ties. Whew.”
You have to remember three crucial points about Rahm:
(1) Rahm's entree into the top echelons of govt are paved with his past victories: 4-term Congressman Rahm was beatified as the man who masterminded the Congress and WH takeover. Rahm ran the "Our Common Values PAC" in 2005 and chaired the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee 2006-07.
Rahm had Dems winning in solid Republican districts running as "true believers." Maoist Ohaha won saying things like, "I want to be another Reagan." Now judging by the huge Dem losses to date---and the looses we foresee in 2010-12-----Rahm gets the blame.
(2) Rahm's first moves as COS: (a) his takeover of US Treasury activities including the $14 trillion bailout, and, (b) putting his brother in charge of the Medicare/Aid billions which includes billions from OhahaCare.
Rahm has so much money socked away, he can live like the Sultan of Brunei and/or buy himself any office he wants.
(3) Ohaha has said Rahm tells him everything he needs to know about Israel (Rahm's father is an Israeli and Rahm himself is a dual citizen). Ohaha's Black base is troubled by this----inner city Blacks blame Jews for keeping them in poverty; Blacks say ghetto businessman inveigled Blacks into buying cheap TV's and furniture for $5 a week that never ended, since the shoddy goods had to be replaced over and over.
This has also resulted in conflicting messages coming out of the WH----with the popular perception being that Rahm is acting like a free agent, meeting with Israeli officials-----while Ohaha thumbs his nose at them.